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Southern Kelp Crab Shell

Taliepus nuttallii

Description:

The top part of a kelp crab shell showing the inside where the animal usually lives.

Habitat:

Spotted at La Jolla Shores in San Diego.

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2 Comments

CoralAvery
CoralAvery 12 years ago

Thanks Cindy. It could be - you never know! :P

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Great spotting. I wonder if its the shell of the crab I found that appears to have just molted :) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/789...

CoralAvery
Spotted by
CoralAvery

San Diego, California

Spotted on Nov 25, 2011
Submitted on Dec 19, 2011

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